I-TEAM: Plaquemine deadly shooting suspect surrenders

PLAQUEMINE, La. (WAFB) - The WAFB I-TEAM has learned that a shooting suspect is turning himself in after avoiding arrest for days.

The alleged shooter, Nikeis Lebant, 18, was wanted on a second-degree murder charge for the death of Kendrick Carter, 24.

Investigators said earlier in April that the victim was walking up toward the suspect’s home when he was shot.

Lebant is also wanted on two warrants in Montgomery County Texas for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, records show.

RELATED: Parents of suspected shooter arrested; victim identified

The parents of the suspected shooter who killed a man in Plaquemine early Friday morning, April 7, have been arrested, investigators said.

Investigators said earlier in April that the victim was walking up toward the suspect’s home when he was shot.

While the shooter slipped away from the scene, his father and stepmother allegedly took actions to conceal the crime. Both were charged after the fact.

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